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TIL Little Richard kicked Jimi Hendrix out of his band in the 50’s. Apparently, Hendrix refused to wear the band uniform and would steal audience’s attention with his eccentric style and guitar skills.

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dmB9 TIL The Mormon Church created its own alphabet
wZBJ TIL: “In France, nearly 96% of high schools…have condom vending machines”
mxoAx TIL when Ken Mattingly lost his wedding ring during his trip to the Moon, Charlie Duke found it during a spacewalk on the voyage home
1aawW TIL it’s illegal To Own 6 or more dildos In Texas
JY46V TIL in 1964 an icy runway caused a taxiing B-58 bomber to flop over and topple onto its fuel tanks. This ignited 14,000 gallons of blended gasoline and kerosene and barbecued the bomber’s nuclear payload…including a 9-megaton bomb powerful enough to flash fry any exposed human within 20 miles.